Happenings over the weekend

Saturday was a busy yet fulfilling day for me as I spent the day preparing for bible study at Northern Connect (my bible study group in Bundoora). Since Eunice and Shujun were joining us at bible study (two new OT girls I met this semester), I decided to cook a main dish and a desert to supplement the already sumptuous dinner spread we have at bible study. As some of you know, I love cooking. It’s an interest I started to discover in myself when I arrived in Melbourne.. However, with limited space, equipment and no one to feed, I have not cooked very much this year. Hence, I was extremely excited when this opportunity arose. What’s on the menu? My mum’s famous grilled chicken wings and Poh Sun’s simple yet impressive and yummy tiramisu.

Having gotten the necessary information from the respective people, I bought the required raw materials and began my preparation of cleaning the chicken, skewing it (which I forgot!), marinating, preparing the coffee and making the tiramisu. Thanks to PS’s kindness, beating of the cheeses was a piece of cake (using the mixer) and coffee liquor used was of high quality. under his instruction, my tiramisu was born and boy did it look impressive! A pity I didn’t take photos of the process or even the end product. did think of it but I knew my camera battery required charging. So oh well. you guys will just have to see the real thing next time I attempt to make it. =)

With some time to spare, PS and I had the opportunity to pay the TEA ROOM a visit. Tea Room is this really English-chi chi-atas café situated along Collins Street that serves sandwiches, cakes, teas and coffees. Patrons of Tea Room mainly comprised of working adults in their late-30s to 40s so we felt quite young there. A pity I didn’t know about this place last year, if not I would have brought jie, Mum and Pa to this place to ‘experience’ the ambience. The cake we had (carrot cake) was only so-so, so I really am a little hesitant to return unless I’m bring a newbie there. PLUS, there are so many nice café around!

Have a look at the place: (courtesy of http://www.yourrestaurants.com.au)



this is really something I’m going to miss about Melbourne. The café culture is just so apparent here. Places like DeGraves Street where numerous café joints can be found hidden in back alleys just have such a mysterious yet cosy ambience. Oh well. it’s only one thing la. =) (practical grace appears)

So back to my story about Saturday. After tea with PS, I rushed home to have a shower, pack my stuff for my sleepover at the Chew’s and packed the food made into my green Wolly’s carriers before setting off, heavy laden to the suburb of Bundoora.

As mentioned, food spread during dinner was fantastic (as usual) and the chicken wings and tiramisu was greeted with thumbs up from people. =0

I didn’t get a single work done on Saturday but I’m happy and blessed that I could cook, catch up with friends and be a blessing to others. Thank you GOD! =)

Baking

The past few days, I have been trying out my mom's new 2nd hand oven, baking shortbread cookies, carrot cake and even baked a pumpkin. It was pretty fun, the only thing i dun like about baking is that there isnt anyone to eat it after that and there is cleaning up to do which is the not so fun part.. =0

Unfortunately, i didnt take any photos of the processes. Too busy baking..

Nothing much going on... few more days to xmas.. more days to me going back to Melbourne. Sigh

The end of week 2 of my school term

It's the end of Week 2 and things are going well so far but i really got to start on my assignments and alot of them are due in the first week of September! which is like one month from now!!! Just bit by bit i told myself.. at least i wont panic and will have time to review my very bad syntax and grammar.



yesterday night, cooked 'Bang Kuang' aka 'Fried turnip' Didnt take any photos of it but i must say its a success! A little salty though cos i might have added too much soy sauce in my haste to make the colour right. also, because i'm extremely lazy, the turnip slices were not uniform hence it took longer than expected for every piece to be cooked. But hey, edible so who's complaining right?



Met new friends this week, this bunch of 'Singaporean' nurses who just came in July (Ken's friends). i place them as 'Singaporeans' as they studied in Singapore but they are from Nepal. Their father's are Gurkhas (did i spell it right?) in Singapore. One was born in Singapore but the government doesnt grant her citizenship. It's all really fascinating to me. Hope to get to know them better over the semester. =) Selene and I are trying to organise a National Day Celebration of our own this coming thur (while you lucky people are having holiday back home). We have asked the Singaporeans we know and we are hoping to catch the parade on the internet. not sure how yet but if anyone knows how .. do tell me yeah? apparently you can. but lets see how.. Of course not on our



okay, I got to run now. I got work to do, papers to read but i thought i blog a little before the weekend arrives and i have no internet. =)